How Much Does It Cost to Travel The World For a Year?

ROLL GLOBAL

How much does it cost to travel the world for a year?

Have you ever dreamt of quitting your job and setting out on a trip around the globe? Travel bloggers Kyle and Briana of RollGlobal.org turned that dream into a reality. For an entire year beginning in February 2010, they traveled to nineteen countries in Asia, Africa and Europe, tracking their daily expenses to prove that this dream is not only possible, but affordable too. In Asia, costs included a private room for two people and three meals a day eaten out. In Europe they stayed with friends, counchsurfed and camped, only rarely sitting down in a restaurant.

Belgium

Luxembourg

Germany

Spain

Italy

France

Switzerland

Hungary

Serbia

Romania

Bulgaria

Greece

Turkey

Oman

South Africa

Thailand

Cambodia

Indonesia

United Arab Emirates

Overall $33

Feb- $18 Thailand

Mar- $18 Thailand

Asia $18

Apr- $15 Cambodia

May-$19 Indonesia

Europe $40

June- $37 Western Europe

July-$38 Western Europe

Aug- $70 Belgium Bike Tour

Sep- $29 Danube Bike Tour

Oct- $35 Greece

Nov- $32 Greece

Dec- $39 Turkey

Jan- $49 South Africa

At $70 a day, August was a costly month due to unexpected expenses.

-bad weather caused a few nights in hotels.

-a broken GPS device needed repair

Be prepared for surprises like this that could bring your trip to an early end.

How Much Does It Cost to Travel The World For a Year?

For an entire year beginning in February 2010, travel bloggers Kyle and Briana of RollGlobal.org traveled to 19 countries in Asia, Africa and Europe, tracking their daily expenses to prove that it is ...
not only possible to quit your day job and travel the world, but it can be affordable, too.